Blog tagged as Gratitude

National Librarian's Day

16.04.24 02:48 PM - By Paul Boucher - Comment(s)

I celebrate three things - knowledge, literacy, and most importantly, the person who helped provide me with the first two: my mom.

It’s National Librarians Day today.

Stephen King wrote in his book On Writing that to write, you need to read everything you can get your hands on. Be omnivorous.

Long...



Prep And The Pro

02.04.24 05:36 PM - By Paul Boucher - Comment(s)

In 2001 when I first sublet space in Sync Spot studios, I was the beneficiary of the knowledge and expertise of some of the most generous peers I’ve ever worked with.

Between studio owner Frank Laratta, engineers Jason Lawrence and Steve Allen (as well as Beau Shiminsky) who went on to found Ear Can...

The Right Voice & E-Learning

22.01.24 12:47 AM - By Paul Boucher - Comment(s)

As I enter my 26th year narrating eLearning full time

...with plenty of commercials, documentaries, promos, and other types of voiceover thrown in, I still occasionally ponder what compels clients to select my voice. Some voice actors tell me that the amount of work I do in a week (5 full days of na...

Take Off & Leave It All Behind

21.01.24 11:15 PM - By Paul Boucher - Comment(s)

So today, by sharing this, I hope to encourage fellow self-employed persons to go beyond the “work-life balance” conversation. 

Instead, imagine taking off and leaving it all behind to follow a passion. Not forever, but a meaningful enough amount of time to rediscover yourself, leave “digital” ...